The Press., 1887-08-25
STAFEORD.

Geo. Howes captured 23 pound DICK erel at Crystal Lake last week.
 The bell on Fox's mill is now provided with hammer, so that it may give no un certain sound when fire alarm Is intend ed. The idea IS worthy of adoption by other mills. As it is the ringing of mill bell in the night has to be long continued to attract attention.
 It is expected that another season there will be still stronger disposition manifest to take outings on the shores of Crystal Lake and Mashapaug. These would be the more agreeable if Irons could be induced to make occasional trips to fur nish material for fish diet.
 The congregations at the churches are not so very large now, considering that one or more are closed every Sabbath at this season. This is because of so many being away on vacations and so many others at home recovering from the effects of these ''restful' seasons.
 The auction sale of woodlots on V1l- lage Hill, belonging to the estate of Smith Bartlett, deceased, which occurs on Satur- day of this week at 10 a. m., will interest every one wishing to invest in that staple and stable sort of property. The lots lie contagious, and such property can be real ized on at once by the buyer, or allowed to accumulate value.
 a Eleven tickets only were sold for the Newport excursion on Wednesday,. The bad weather killed interest.
 Preaching at Potter school house next Sunday at III o'clock a. m., by Elder A. Morse.
 Rev Mir. Hawley occupied his pulpit at the Congregational church on Sunday, having spent three fourths of the vacation due him in visit to Prince Edwards Is- land and "all along shore" Mrs. Hawley, who was not strong enough to make the trip, spent the time with her daughter in Monson. Rev. B. M. Taylor of the MetlI- odist church returned from his Mashapaug camp life late last week, and Friday night when snugly tucked away and asleep in his stateroom on the City of Worcester at New London was awakened by messen- ger rapping on his door and summoning him back to attend the funeral of parish toner, thus preventing the full rounding of his vacation plans. He breaches at the Willimantic camp ground to-day. There will probably be no meeting at the Meth odist church next Sunday, so many of the congregation being at the camp meeting.
 The base ball fever is strong upon us and may work out results another year, as it is now too late to do much this season. Our boys are getting wrought up with ex- citement studying the league returns, and appearances indicate that many of them have 8 financial interest in the result. Well, there will be fun in making the con- test locally next season, but we must count the cost. Stafford always goes in to win when it girds for the fray, and if it starts to win it should do it with the resolve to pay all bills as it goes, and to stop when it can't do this. Unpaid bills mar the satis- faction of looking back, even at a victori- ous campaign. There were some unpleas- ant things about the rounding up of the last B. B. season. But if all who can will help, and iudicious disbursement of funds contributed be made, nine can be sus- tained ill Stafford that will keep the credit of the town good, and yield lots of fun and excitement. We have material that can- not be surpassed in any small town, nor in many large ones. But DO nine can saf- ford to take the credit of the town on its shoulders and carry it at it's own cost. The boys are ready to do all that ought to be expected of them if those who express so strong desire to have them go ahead are ready to do their part.